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Matchmakers Of Butternut Creek (2012)

by Jane Myers Perrine(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

130674525X (ISBN13: 9781306745253)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Faithwords

series

Tales from Butternut Creek

review 1: This novel continues the story of Reverend Adam Jordan in the small town of Butternut Creek in the hill country of Texas. There are some similarities to the novels by Jan Karon about Father Tim. In this novel, the 'Widows', a group of elderly women in Adam's church continue their efforts to get him married. He finally does become interested in Gussie and they are thrilled. However, Gussie has a painful past which prevents her from being able to enter into a close relationship with a man. Also, in this novel, Adam continues his relationship with Hector, a teenager of African-American/ Mexican heritage and Hector's little sister, Janie, both of whom he has taken in to live in the parsonage with him. Once again, Birdie MacDowell, the indomitable widow, does her best to ... more'train' Adam into being the kind of minister she thinks he needs to be ---everything from the way he looks to his relationship with women. I really enjoyed this book!
review 2: As an avid reader and fan of sweet love stories, I wanted to like this book. As a Christian, I wanted to LOVE this book. However, neither can be said, which makes me sad that I spent two days reading it, when I could have (and should have) moved on to another book.The story simply put is about a group of older women, who are the matchmakers for their small town of Butternut Creek. These women are not likeable in any fashion. They connive. They gossip. They are bossy and rude, without a care for other's privacy or well being. They focus on their "mission" of marrying off their preacher, and begin hounding him and their chosen candidate the ENTIRE BOOK. There are passing mentions of their good works, a term I use very loosely, because even in the good works, it is all about them and their image in helping others. Shameful.Secondary to the story line, is the preacher himself and the woman he likes, Gussie. These two characters are about as predictable and formal as you will ever read. First of all, NO ONE talks like these people talk. Even the town *teenagers* speak formally and with no individual personality. I know for a fact that Christians, while not cursing or taking the Lord's name in vain, do occasionally make jokes and speak like normal people, not "pure as snow" robots at all times. Don't get me wrong, it was lovely to read a book without a single curse word in it, but the language itself was so simple, so "dumbed down", that I kept glancing at the cover to make sure I hadn't accidentally picked up a Young Adult novel from the library. The story plods along predictably, and in fact you as the reader can guess at every turn, exactly what is going to happen. The lady love interest has a "secret" and honestly, by the time it is revealed, you already know what it is and that she will eventually get over it by the end of the book. The preacher is painted as a good guy, but even he never stands up for himself to the matchmakers and just seems to let life happen to him. There is a prequel to this book that I did not read, nor will I read the sequel to it either. I'm not sure why I even finished reading it truthfully, other than the fact that I hate to stop a novel once I've finished it, and usually only do so when the reading is profane or just to gratuitously vulgar. Unless you have nothing better to do with your time, I do not recommend this book. less

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